Sony has been thrashing competitor Microsoft at this year’s E3 expo, specifically targeting the Xbox One’s weak spots with its announcements about no online activation, the ability to share games, used game sales and more, but now its stepping beyond that and giving us a full run down of the internal hardware.
According to a Sony release, the PS4 is designed to be as slim and as light as possible, whilst retaining a robust cooling system that should keep the system nice and quiet. But enough of that, here’s the raw specs:
PlayStation®4
| Product name | PlayStation®4 Jet Black |
| Product code | CUH-1000A series |
| Recommended retail price | US$ 399, Canada$ 399, € 399, and £ 349 |
| Main Processor | Single-chip custom processor CPU : x86-64 AMD “Jaguar”, 8 cores GPU : 1.84 TFLOPS, AMD next-generation Radeon™ based graphics engine |
| Memory | GDDR5 8GB |
| Storage size | 500GB Hard disk drive*1 |
| External dimensions | Approx. 275×53×305 mm (width × height × length) (tentative, excludes largest projection) |
| Mass | Approx. 2.8 kg |
| BD/ DVD drive (read only) | BD × 6 CAV DVD × 8 CAV |
| Input/ Output | Super-Speed USBx (USB 3.0) port × 2 AUX port × 1 |
| Networking | Ethernet （10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T）×1
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth® 2.1（EDR） |
| AV output | HDMI out port DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) port |
| Included | PlayStation®4 system × 1 Wireless Controller (DUALSHOCK®4) × 1 Mono headset × 1 AC power cord × 1 HDMI cable × 1 USB cable × 1 |
Wireless Controller for PlayStation®4 (DUALSHOCK®4)
| Product name | DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller | |
| Color | Jet Black | |
| Product code | CUH-ZCT1 | |
| Recommended retail price | US$ 59, Canada$ 59, € 59, and £ 54 | |
| External dimensions | Approx. 162mm × 52mm × 98mm (width × height × depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection) |
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| Weight | Approx. 210g (tentative) | |
| Keys / switches | PS button, SHARE button, OPTIONS button, Directional buttons (Up/Down/Left/Right), Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square), R1/L1/R2/L2 button, Left stick / L3 button, Right stick / R3 button, Pad Button |
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| Touch pad | 2 Point Touch Pad, Click Mechanism, Capacitive Type | |
| Motion sensor | Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer) | |
| Other features | Light Bar, Vibration, Built-in Mono Speaker | |
| Ports | USB (Micro B), Extention Port, Stereo Headset Jack | |
| Wireless communication | Bluetooth® Ver2.1+EDR | |
| Battery | Type | Built-in Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery |
| Voltage | DC3.7V (tentative) | |
| Capacity | 1000mAh (tentative) | |
Sony totally stole the show at E3. But how long will that last? It’s a long way until both the Xbox One and PS4 hit the shelves. Do you guys think Microsoft can do anything to turn its fortunes around?